Display device



S. J. ARNER a 2, lllllllllllllll ll 6 2 Jul 28, 1925.

Patented July 28, 1925.

UNITED STATES SAMUEL J. ARNER, OF HOWARD CITY, MICHIGAN.

DISPLAY DEVICE.

Application filed February 1, 1924. Serial No. 89,903.

To all wiwm'z't may concern.

Be it known that I, SAMUEL J. ARNER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Howard City, in the county of Montcalm and State of Michigan, have invented new and useful Improvements in Display De-f taining and delivering such articles; and further, to provide in such a devlce, 1m-

proved supporting means.

These objects are attained by, and the in- Vention finds preferably embodiment in, the structure hereinafter particularly described in the body of this specification and illustrarted by the accompanying drawings, in

which:

Figure 1 is a rear view of a display device;

Figure 2 is a side view thereof;

Figure 3 is a longitudinal sectional view of the lower portion of the delivery chute of the device, taken on line 33 of Figure 4;

Figure 4 is a longitudinal sectional view of said portion of the chute, taken on line 4-4 of Figure 3;

Figure 5 is a face view of a lower corner portion of the device;

Figure 6 is a view of the lower portion of a blank from which the chute may be formed; and

Figure 7 is a view of a portion of the devices supporting means.

in the illustrated device, the plate 1 (of suiiicient rigidity to retain its plane form when supported on its bottom edge) may display on its face 2 advertising matter as desired. A chute, designated generally 3, for containing and delivering small articles, as the small boxes 4 which are received by its mouth 10, is carried on the rear side of this plate. This chute, which may be formed of a sheet of paper or the like, comprises the upwardly-downwardly-exten-ding front side (in the illustrated construction being the rear side of the plate 1) having an opening 5 adjacent its lower end through which the articles (or one or more of them) displayed for sale may be seen by, and delivered to the purchaser. The chute also comprises the upwardlydownwardly-extending lateral sides 6, 6 having lower portions 7, 7 bent on the line 8, 8 to horizontally mutually approaching relation, and preferably interlocked, the notch 9 in each of these lower portions receiving the other of said portions. The chute also comprises an upwardly-downwardly-extending rear side 11 having a lower portion extending first inclinedly at 13 toward the front side 1 adjacent the lower end of the opening 5, then (being. bent on line 12) extending at 14 a short distance horizontally forward to said opening, then (being bent on line 15) extending rearwardly at 16 under the lower portions 7, 7 of the lateral sides, and then (being bent on line 17) extending at 18 horizontally forward over said portions 7, 7, and desirably into holding engagement at its extremity 19 beneath and behind the inclined portion 13 and the horizontal portion 14 of the rear side; It will be seen that'by said holding engagement, the parts of the chute ar securely retained in position, the flaps 20 bent on lines 21 being glued to the rear side ofthe plate 1. The portion 14 of the rear side 11 forms a shelf for holding the lowest article 4 in the chute in displayed position.

In Figure 6 is shown the lower portion of a blank from which said rear and lateral sides: of the chute are formed.

In Figure 7 is shown a blank from which is formed supporting means for the device.- This blank is a sheet, asof paper, having a middle: ,body portion'25 (adapted to be glued to the rear side of the plate 1) and side portions 26, 26 bendable on the upward-downward lines 27, 27 rearwardly toward each other. A locking member 28 is formed by cutting the sheet on a line 29 extending horizontally across the body portion and into the side portions 26, 26, then extending in the side portions inclinedly-inwardly-upwardly at 30, 30, then inclinedly-outwardly at 31, 31, and then horizontally at toward the middle body portion 25. This locking member is adapted to be bent upwardly on the line 32 (an exten sion of lines 35, 35) to a position wherein the notches 33, 33 of the side portions 26 formed by said cutting are received in the notches 34, 34 of the locking member, thus retaining the side portions 26, 26 in angular relation with the body portion of the sheet.

I claim:

1. In a device of the character described, a chute comprising: a downwardly-extending front side having an opening adjacent its lower end downwardly-extending lateral sides having horizontally-disposed interlocked lower portions; and a downwardlyextending rear side having a lower portion extending first inclinedly toward the front side adjacent the lower end of its opening, then rearwardly under the interlocked portions of the lateral sides and then forwardly over said interlocking portions.

2. In a device of the character described, a chute comprising: a downwardly-extending front side having an opening adjacent its lower end; downwardlyextending lateral sides having horizontally-disposed interlocked lower portions; and a downwardly-- extending rear side having a lower portion extending first inclinedly toward the front side adjacent the lower end of its opening, then rearwardly under the interlocked portions of the lateral sides and then forwardly over said interlocking portions and into holding engagement beneath and behind the inclined portion of the rear side.

3. In a device of the character described, a chute comprising: a downwardly-extending front side having an opening adjacent its lower end; downwardly-extending lateral sides having horizontally-disposed 1nu tually-approaching lower portions; and a downwardly-extending rear side having a lower portion extending first inclinedly toward the front sid adjacent the lower end of its opening, then rearwardly under said portions of the lateral sides and then forwardly over said portions of the lateral sides.

.4. In a device of the character described, a chute comprising: a doWnwardlyeextending front side having an opening adjacent its lower end; downwardly-extending lateral sides having horizontally-disposed mutual ly-approaching lower portions; and a downwardly-extending rear side having a lower portion extending first inclinedly toward the front side adjacent the lower end of its opening, then rearwardly under said portions of the lateral sides and then forwardly over said portions of the lateral sides and into holding engagement beneath and behind the inclined portion of the rear side.

In a device of the character described, a chute comprising: a downwardly-extending front side having an opening adjacent its lower end; downwardly-extending lateral sides having horizontallydisposed mutually approaching lower portions; and a downwardly-extending rear side having a lower portion extending inclinedly toward the front side, then horizontally forward toward the front side adjacent the lower end of its opening, then rearwardly under said portions of the lateral sides and then forwardly over said portions of the lateral sides and into holding engagement beneath and behind the inclined portion of the rear side.

6. In a device of the character described;

a supporting sheet having a middle-body portion and side portions bendable rearwardly toward each other on downwardlyextending lines; and a locking member formed by cutting the sheet on a line extending horizontally across the body portion and into the side portions, then extending in each side portion inclinedly-inwardly and upwardly, then inclinedly-outwardly and upwardly, and then. horizontally toward the middle body portion, said locking member being bendable on the line of the last-mentioned portion of said cutting, to cause the locking members end portions to holdingly engage the rearwardly bent side portions of the sheet.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set. my hand at Howard City, Michigan, this 29th day of January, 1924.

SAMUEL J. AR NER. 

